epa10933320 Atalanta’s Jose Ederson celebrates after taking a 2-0 lead during the Italian Serie A football match Atlanta BC vs. Genoa CFC at Gaius Stadium in Bergamo, Italy on October 22, 2023.
Atalanta director Tony D’Amico has warned teams interested in Ademola Lookman, Ederson, Charles de Ketelare and more that they are fully willing to ‘maintain a full squad’ in January.
Their trip to Lazio kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 19.45 GMT.
You can follow all the build-up and action from today’s four Serie A games on the liveblog.
La de Christmas was spent as the sole Serie A leader, although Inter are now level after beating Cagliari 3-0 and have a game in hand.
“There is no added pressure, we continue as always to take one game at a time and just focus on ourselves,” D’Amico told Sky Sport Italia.
It was the last game in 2024, with Atalanta winning the Europa League, as well as playing in the Coppa Italia final with Juventus and the European Super Cup against Real Madrid.
“It’s been a great and exciting 2024 for us, with two finals and a trophy. I repeat, this is an important game, but we always face them the same way, we try to achieve the best we can. This 2024 was unforgettable,” added D’Amico.
“Lazio are a very good team who have invested well in the transfer market, they are doing well this season and are a quality opponent.”
Atlanta resisted calls from top clubs for the star name
The January transfer window opens later this week and Atalanta have A number of stars are being targeted by the Premier League giantsIncluding Ederson, De Ketelair and 2024 African Player of the Year Lookman.
However, D’Amico assured that the Bergamo side – one of the few in Italy to run at a regular profit – has no intention of selling.
“Obviously, the January transfer window is tough for all clubs. If there’s an opportunity we’ll go for them, but obviously we’ll keep the full squad we have at the moment.”
Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City have all been linked with midfielder Ederson, with Liverpool also eyeing Lookman.
Arsenal are also keeping a close eye on De Keteler.
